Was Frank Bruno an elite fighter?

[BigNuts]

thoughts?....

[LacedUp]

Define elite. He was a world champion, is that elite?

[DuttyAlacrity]

No... He would be a belt holder today though

[imperial1]

Define elite. He was a world champion, is that elite?

^^^^^^^^^ this

[Robbie Barrett]

You're joking? No he wasn't but he'd easily be top 5 today, more likely top 3. He's very underrated by people that don't know what the fu.ck they're talking about.

[tokon]

Define elite. He was a world champion, is that elite?

Yes, what you consider "elite" will decide whether Bruno was!

For me though, no, he was not. Just because he was "world champoin" does not make him an elite level heavyweight.

[Chrismart]

I wouldn't say he was elite. He was a good fighter though, really underrated.

He would do well in today's HW scene.

[mann187]

Never was elite, just a decent heavyweight during his period, hard to see him beat the likes of bowe or holyfield and we know what happened when he fought tyson and lewis.

Im actually suprised he didnt cross paths with the likes of morrison, mercer or ruddock?

[LacedUp]

Yes, what you consider "elite" will decide whether Bruno was!

For me though, no, he was not. Just because he was "world champoin" does not make him an elite level heavyweight.

Why did you put world champion in ""? He was world champion. He beat the guy who beat Lennox Lewis.

If I say elite in general, it's the very top of fighters of a certain era. Bruno wasn't.

But at his very best he was a force to be reckoned with. He would have been a very very good heavyweight today.

[mani1]

If vacant title king paper champ Frotch was then yes he was.